Picture Yourself in Riverside History

Picture Yourself in Riverside History

Fun with Local History

Below are the photos taken at UCR Libraries' Booth at the "UCR/Riverside Citrus Heritage Celebration." If you would like any of these photos, click on the thumbnail for the full image. If you have any questions, comments, or would like a photo removed, please email Marie.Bronoel@ucr.edu.

Historical figures in the Picture Yourself in Riverside project include:

1. Eliza Tibbets who planted the first two navel orange trees in Riverside 2. John W. North who founded Riverside 3. Abraham Lincoln in a citrus label 4. Queen Victoria in a citrus label

The Real History

The UCR Libraries also created two digital projects to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Citrus Experiment Station: